Prism Central

Question 1

Prism central widgets

Answer 1

1. Impacted cluster
2. Cluster runaway
3. Cluster Quick access
4. VM Efficiency
5. Cluster CPU Usage
6. Cluster memory Usage
7. Cluster Storage
8. Tasks
9. Controller IOP
10. Cluster latency

Question 2

Cluster Quick access

Answer 2

1. Displays all clusters that central is managing
2. Click on a cluster to go its prism element

Question 3

Create new dashboard

Answer 3

Toolbar> Manage Dashboards > New Dashboard> Save> Add Widgets

Question 4

Global VM Management

Answer 4

Toolbar > Explore

Question 5

What can I management with Global VM Management?

Answer 5

1. VMs
2. Storage
3. Images
4. Polciies
5. Hardware
6. RBAC
7. Reporting

Question 6

VM Management in Central vs Element

Answer 6

1. Multi VM Selection
2. Filtering
3. Multi VM actions (power off, restart, etc.)

Question 7

Create a report

Answer 7

Toolbar > Explore > Left Pane > Bottom > Reports> New Report

Question 8

Create a role

Answer 8

Toolbar > Explore > Left Pane > Bottom > Role> New Role

Question 9

Prism Pro Key Features

Answer 9

1) Global Dashboard
2) VM Management
3) Capacity Forecasting
4) Enterprise search

Question 10

How to access capacity forceasting

Answer 10

Toolbar > Planning

Question 11

key capacity management concept

Answer 11

capacity runway (storage runway, memory runway, cpu runway)

Question 12

Which runway is displayed for each cluster?

Answer 12

The lowest runway

Question 13

Review memory runway details

Answer 13

Planning > Capacity Runway > Cluster X > Left Pane > Memory Runway

Question 14

Bully VM

Answer 14

VM that might impact other VMs on the node

Question 15

Optimize resources

Answer 15

Planning > Capacity Runway > Cluster X > Left Pane > Optimize Resources > View Inefficient VMs

Question 16

Generate resource usage report

Answer 16

Planning > Capacity Runway > Cluster X > Left Pane > Optimize Resources > Get report

Question 17

What if modelling definition

Answer 17

1. Just in time modelling
2. Simulates the impact of future additional workload

Question 18

Accessing what if modelling

Answer 18

Planning > Scenarios > Get Started

Question 19

What if modelling params

Answer 19

1. Impacted Cluster (New, existing)
2. target (duration)
3. Worload type (SQL, based on existing VM, etc.)
4. Date of workload addition
5. Number of VMs

Question 20

What are the end resulting action of capacity modeling?

Answer 20

1) Sizing Recommendation
2) Generate Report

Question 21

Accessing enterprise search

Answer 21

Search icon at the top right corner of prism central GUI

Question 22

Example search queries

Answer 22

1) show me power off vms
2) vms where cpu usage is greater than 70%